Chapter 132
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On the third day of the eleventh month, it was a bright sunny day. It was rare to have such a good day in winter and coincided with Old Shen Furen's seventieth birthday banquet.
The General's Mansion had been cleaned up inside and out, and the government had also taken out money to buy new things. The birthday banquet was naturally held in the East Courtyard. The environment of the East Courtyard was quiet and serene. The flowers were trimmed in a picturesque manner, and the maids were dressed in clean and tidy dresses. Their speech and mannerisms were unconventional, and they were all delicate and well-behaved. As soon as Ling Ren walked in, he felt that this was indeed the style of a wealthy family.
Old Shen Furen was sitting high up in the main hall of Rong Jing Tang and there were already a number of Furens and Young Ladies coming to and fro to give their greetings. The Shen family was after all a first class military aristocratic family in Ming Qi, thus the high ranking officials and noble people would come over to bribe them. Ren Wan Yun was also busy greeting the guests.
Even though Chen Rou Qiu was temporarily managing the family, but in the past Old Shen Furen's birthday banquets were all handed over to Ren Wan Yun to manage. As for dealing with these noble Furens, Ren Wan Yun could do it better than Chen Rou Qiu. Chen Rou Qiu at the end had the airs of a scholarly family but Ren Wan Yun was different. She responded appropriately and in a moment Rong Jing Tang was filled with laughter.
Shen Yuan Bo snuggled up to Old Shen Furen as he ate the honey lactose and the Furens below complimented him from time to time that he was so smart at such a young age and would definitely have great achievements in the future. Old Shen Furen beamed with joy when she heard it and even Ren Wan Yun's heart that was clouded by Shen Qing was swept away because of these compliments.
It was Chen Rou Qiu who felt uncomfortable when she saw that everyone was praising Shen Yuan Bo and Shen Yuan who was on duty outside. The thing that the Third household feared the most was talking about sons. Everyone knew that Chen Rou Qiu had been married to Shen Wan for many years and other than Shen Yue, she did not have any sons. But Shen Wan did not have any interest in other females. Old Shen Furen wanted to give Shen Wan a few more concubines to spread out but was rejected by Shen Wan. Old Shen Furen thus vented her anger on Chen Rou Qiu and compared to Chen Rou Qiu, Ren Wan Yun was obviously more favoured by Old Shen Furen.
"But, why didn't I see Shen family's Eldest Young Lady and Fifth Young Lady today?" Yi Furen said with a smile.
Ren Wan Yun was in charge of receiving these Furens and Shen Yue naturally went to get close to those noble young ladies. He took them to tea and refreshments in the garden. But today he still did not see Shen Miao and Shen Qing.
When Ren Wan Yun and Old Shen Furen heard it, their expressions sank at the same time and Chen Rou Qiu's lips curled up.
Shen Qing's body had not recovered and now she was able to see others rationally but she kept saying that she must dismember Shen Miao's body into ten thousand pieces. However, these words could not be heard by outsiders. These days, Ren Wan Yun had been comforting Chen Qing to prevent her from having the idea of committing suicide. As for how to comfort her, Chen Rou Qiu could think of it. It was nothing more than to promise Shen Miao what kind of miserable ending she would end up in.
As for Shen Miao, she did not know from where she heard that Old Shen Furen had secretly accepted the Wei family's Geng invitation, and from that day onwards, she changed her previous silence and resisted like crazy, even threatening to resist the marriage and even run away from it. When these words were heard by Old Shen Furen, it was not good. Ren Wan Yun and Old Shen Furen were thinking that now the unruliness in Shen Miao's bones was gradually revealed. What she said about resisting the marriage and escaping was indeed something that could be done. But now that Shen Miao must not meet with any mishap, once something happened to her, the matter of changing the marriage with the Shen sisters would not be possible.
Thus from the moment Shen Miao threatened to resist the marriage, Old Shen Furen and Ren Wan Yun directly locked Shen Miao in the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall was at the most southwest courtyard of the Shen residence and generally no one could see it. The number of guards outside had increased by at least half, and all the maids in the Western courtyard, including Shen Miao's four personal maids, were found out by Old Shen Furen and held tightly in her hands.
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